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*[[Groups]]: On the course level you can assign a user to one (or more) groups. In a course you can assign a context(activity) to a group. When members of the group leave the course, they lose their identity with the group.
*[[Import groups]]
*[[ Groupings]] are a collection of groups.  If you had 10 groups, you could combine or mix and match the smaller groups into 2 or more groupings. You can assign a grouping to a context like an assignment. 
*[[Cohorts]]:On the site or category level you assign a user to a cohort.  Cohorts are used to bulk enrol users into one or more courses. If you wish the cohort to be members of a group within the course you will then have to add them to a group in a further step.


It is useful to put students(or users) in group.  Moodle has several flexible ways of doing this. Here is a simple overview of things that can create a complex structure.
==See also==


*Group: On the Course level can you assign a user to one (or more) group. Basically, in a course you can assign a context(activity) to a group. When members of the group leave the course, they lose their identity with the group.
*[[Groups FAQ]]
*[[Groupings FAQ]]


*Cohort:On the site level you assign a user to a Cohort group.  Cohorts are used in the enrolment process.  You can enrol a cohort in one or more courses.  A cohort loses it's identity once the individuals enter a context of a course but gains it back when they leave.   
[[Category:Groups]]


*A Grouping is a collection of groups.  If you had 10 groups, you could combine or mix and match the smaller groups into 2 or more groupings. You can assign a grouping to a context like an assignment. 
[[de:Nutzer/innen gruppieren]]
 
[[es:Agrupando usuarios]]
It can get complex in planning a course where students can belong to more than one group and more than one grouping.
[[fr:Groupes d'utilisateurs]]
[[it:Raggruppare gli utenti]]

Latest revision as of 12:19, 17 September 2020

  • Groups: On the course level you can assign a user to one (or more) groups. In a course you can assign a context(activity) to a group. When members of the group leave the course, they lose their identity with the group.
  • Import groups
  • Groupings are a collection of groups. If you had 10 groups, you could combine or mix and match the smaller groups into 2 or more groupings. You can assign a grouping to a context like an assignment.
  • Cohorts:On the site or category level you assign a user to a cohort. Cohorts are used to bulk enrol users into one or more courses. If you wish the cohort to be members of a group within the course you will then have to add them to a group in a further step.

See also